Carson hoped for a legacy of faster going; with or without her name attached.

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She felt writers should be worshipfully humble. One of her lesser recalled quotes related to this theme. Rachel advocated for ‘humility’ over ‘arrogance.’

.She worried of killing forces, manmade pollutants and poisons. But she was never without hope. Hope yet waves.

“Voice of reason, her warning voice, and her legacy-force emulates a never quite buried anchor that has become the clearer of emergence.”

“Fifty years ago, in 1964, it was almost impossible not to have heard of Rachel Carson. Time flies. Half century ago (!) she was only age fifty-six when she died of cancer. Carson died but not forgotten.”

Perhaps if she had lived twenty or thirty years longer her message of ecological warnings may have gone forth more impactful, with more dividends, and of faster pace.

Rachel Carson, once over, was a marine scientist and never far from her mind was one fact that, three quarters of the world’s surface was water. She worried of the pollution of both water and land; and of air which dropped health destructives particles, too.

Her voice was beginning to be populace familiar; when she died.

Eleven years after her passing, which is say, 1975, her Pennsylvania birthplace was bought. It currently serves an education center, which never lets her voice go silent.

An odd but true occurrence took up where Carson’s voice ended. Oblige for fun.

A former entertainment talk host, Godfrey made semi retirement rounds on the shows of others. He made manifestation visits clad in a new life mission.

Godfrey would be introduced to applause and, with prior permission, look straight into a tight focus camera and tell watchers: ‘I have learned new word which I wish to share with the television audience.’

‘That word is ‘E-c-o-l-o-g-y.’ He then gave definition.

W.P. By happenstance I saw him more than once in his mission stage. The word came new to me. He introduced it to millions, including to me.

By Godfrey! He did good!

Arthur Godfrey, a case can be made was sensitive with the connectional need for ‘humility over arrogance,’ in terms of how humanity imposed itself (arrogantly) upon natural surroundings.

Today’s instruction touts Rachel Carson, but a few curious mentions that relate to early television participators hold roles. Ready; set.

Hugh Reilly of Newark, New Jersey birth, took his role as farmer very seriously and, as it turned out increasingly so.

For a number of early shows an older neighbor, characterized as an ‘eccentric farmer and nature lover’ appeared near weekly, but he (actor Andy Clyde) had his appearances lessened. The lessened happed in favor of Timmy’s adoptive father (Hugh Reilly). Reilly’s sense of role model obligation heightened.

Hugh Reilly felt an increased sense of need to make his role, the sensitive tiller of land. Reilly in his role felt a keen sense of role model.

Context: Sadly, increasingly, children of the time, if asked: Where does milk came from? - answered: ‘The grocery store.’ Ouch!

One ‘Lassie’ show had apples pushed Lassie almost aside. One beloved show theme touched on a search out and documenting old apple trees, datable to planting by ‘Johnny Appleseed’ (John Chapman 1774-1845). All was done quaintly but in a serious, worthwhile, import tone.

Cully Wilson, actor Andy Clyde, the show’s early ‘nature lover’ (what today would term a ‘tree-hugger’) was pushed to lesser status, but his role as farmer and eccentric nature lover took an elevated position. (Without Andy, aka, Cully.)

Hasten, by last it is meant, loving nature was lifted from the thinking ranks of an eccentric, and made the position of wonderful wisdom. Of some feel of no-doubt, Rachel Carson plausibly liked the show.

The show ‘Lassie,’ a case can be made was sensitive with the connectional need for ‘humility over arrogance,’ in terms of how humanity imposed itself (arrogantly) upon natural surroundings.

One more television memory smile.

Many person recall well the comedic actives of Eddie Albert and Ava Gabor on ‘Green Acres.’

Admitted, the show was incorrigible in making farm life silly. Increasingly audiences watched to see “Arnold the Pig’ who was more human flesh than pork and a full member part of Ziffle family.

Check that; best to move on serious. (But if you want to check the last out; Arnold Ziffle is fun silly in YouTube view.)

Seriously, counter logically, Eddie Albert leaped very serious about farmers. Albert may have felt somehow disrespectful to farmers. Whatever the reason he ardently studied the cultivation of land.

Charged advocate for soil preservation Albert when given opportunity talked to reporters, and or before rolling cameras about the importance of ‘top soil.’ He recited the magnitude of loss and informed of the sheer thinness of it.

If there was a dry spell another Dust Bowl could occur!

Advocate good champion.

By Godfrey! He did good!

Re-enter Rachel Carson.

Carson earned her degree in Marine Science in the 1930’s. In after years she watched in the late 1940’s and 50’s the radioactive fallout of radioactive fallout. People were unsure it wise to go round detonating bombs. The Ka-bang was done in near emptiness of Pacific, except, for a place called Bikini. Place name gave tag to a garb.

Carson’s Boss the U.S. Government (Bureau of Fisheries) said the blast of radioactive bombs was okey-dokey safe. Well, not quite that down played.

Carson saw facts that differed, including, mounting evidence that fish and marine life had been harmed.

(Same time as safe assertions, the U.S. was paying out amend benefits to families of killed Pacific Rim victims.)

Carson also took to being suspicious of the danger of a new mega-pesticide DDT, The U.S. Government was slow to come around on that, too.

Carson read mounted evidence regarding the dangers of DDT. Frankly, the world was made different by one generation! Mega tonnage of bombs blasted and mega-pesticides; it was very ‘daunting.’ (Daunting a word between benign -- and -- What-the-Heck Do You Think You’re Doing!)

The U.S. Government did take one notice and acted on it. -- What notice and how so?

At first it based pay to certain individuals, by the output of straying. Wow-ie! Greedy dollar gobblers ignored the recommended use amount of DDT by over spraying.

According government became cognizant of overpay for over spray. It changed pay out ruling, more of a desire to cut culprit cost greed than for the danger aspect of DDT. (It was a quirky de-spray start-ee.) A start.

Rachel Carson chose to write for public enhance of knowledge of the undersea world, and sea edges. She became ‘profession famous.’ To make her try she had quite from government service. Resulting books read both ‘exact’ and ‘lyrical.’

(W.P. I never heard her so styled but she seemed comparable to Loren Eiseley (1907-1977). Or, aaah versa.)

Rachel Carson’s books kept to the field of Marine life. She wrote with obvious love and love reflected from her writing wonderfully. (University of Penn professor Loren Eiseley no doubt was a fan.)

Rachael, however, kept one peeled Carson eye - topside, on the third of Earth which formed landmass.

As much as she wished for a secession of exploding Nuclear bombs, she became (do-able) reachable involved in the desist use of DDT. (Rachel knew any counter blast (by her) against bomb testing would get a defeat blowback.) DDT was by contrast (ironically) do-ably killable.

Carson’s one topside eye was sharp. She was among the first to broadcast - bird eggshells were being thinned to the point at which - they were inadequate incubators. Thin walled eggs cracked open of themselves, long before the peck of fledglings broke them open.

DDT was the clear definable culprit. (Congress got on board when the species of American Bald Eagle was endangered.) (It became the Patriotic thing to do.)

In 1962 Rachel Carson came out with her famous lasting work, ‘Silent Spring.’ The brilliant work has never been out of print but slumps punctuated. – High bond time that every U.S. citizen should read the book.

W.P. Hear-ye! ‘Silent Spring’ was written by a reared Pennsylvanian! Take Pride Pennsylvanians.

No doubt, Eddie Albert, Hugh Reilly Andy Clyde (aka ‘Cully Wilson’) would have their Heaven Day made if ‘Silent Spring’ was read by everybody.

Their Heaven Day made if Carson’s book was kept by every bed! (Reputed: Arnold Ziffle keeps his near, bed side.)

Humanity over arrogance; Carson felt writers should be worshipfully humble about the world that surrounds.

By Godfrey! All must try to do well! Do better!

“I close.”

“It is a wonderful day in Pennsylvania.”

“I thank you for listening.”

William Penn

P.S. A makes your day story.

Wednesday late night, when a way late, way long night home drive was about to start, a prestart gas fill up stop was made. Noticed a small puppy dog was making lost-scamper in out of the main road. With a call the pup came.

Pup obvious lost “Bill” (son of Tom), searched and found the distraught owners. Bill attributed his hold-ups from departure to “Divine Intervention.” Preset upsets to foster for good deed presence. W.P. & Tom - Believe, it.